# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 172
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3422 "2022-07-25T17:11:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Or they could just call themselves the Nationalist Party. I know a good nickname that would fit. “Listies”? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3423 "2022-07-25T17:28:03Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > I usually expect more from a Harvard grad. I guess that nutcases can go to just about any college. Ted Cruz got his law degree from Harvard. There are others, but I’ll stop there. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3424 "2022-07-25T17:30:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Says GOP 'Should Be Christian Nationalists' Party | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-christian-nationalism-republican-party_n_62dd70bde4b081f3a9007344) That would require years of retraining and study to become Christians. So much easier to remain hypocritical hate-filled monsters. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3425 "2022-07-25T17:40:54Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > That would require years of retraining and study to become Christians. Plus-one. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3426 "2022-07-26T01:02:29Z")
At the Turning Point conference in Florida yesterday, pro-DeSantis marchers waved swastikas and Nazi flags as they marched. DeSantis has yet to condemn them. > **[Right-Wing Florida Confab Rips Swastika-Waving Neo-Nazis, Gov. DeSantis Keeps...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rightwing-turning-point-usa-condemns-nazis-desantis_n_62ddd0fbe4b081f3a90091e8)** > > Speakers inside praised "Christian nationalism" (Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene) and bashed ugly women who shouldn't worry about being impregnated (Matt Gaetz). ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3427 "2022-07-26T01:15:54Z")
A bill in the NC legislature would make it legal to kill a woman to prevent her from getting an abortion. > **[Dem blasts 'insane' GOP bill that would authorize 'deadly force' to stop...](https://www.rawstory.com/north-carolina-abortion-ban/)** > > A Democratic state senator from North Carolina this week shined a light on a bill proposed by his Republican colleagues that he described as "completely insane" because it would authorize using "deadly force" to stop people in the state from getting... ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3428 "2022-07-26T01:21:46Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > A bill in the NC legislature would make it legal to kill a woman to prevent her from getting an abortion. > > [Dem blasts 'insane' GOP bill that would authorize 'deadly force' to stop abortions in North Carolina](https://www.rawstory.com/north-carolina-abortion-ban/) Wouldn’t that kill the valued fetus? \< head desk \> ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3429 "2022-07-26T01:31:34Z")
The nearest doctor would be required to perform an emergency c-section. If the precious snowflake died, said doctor would be charged with manslaughter. Easy-peasy. No, that’s not in the bill (I think). But it’s no more insane than the original concept. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3430 "2022-07-26T03:18:37Z")
Akiva Cohen (who is a lawyer) says it doesn’t legalize killing the woman, but it does legalize killing any doctor who might perform the procedure. > ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3431 "2022-07-26T04:14:17Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Akiva Cohen (who is a lawyer) says it doesn’t legalize killing the woman, but it does legalize killing any doctor who might perform the procedure. Just make sure you shout “He’s going right at the fetus!” before you open fire, and you’re golden. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3432 "2022-07-26T05:20:12Z")
Congressman Glenn Thompson (R-PA) attended his son’s same-sex wedding this weekend, three days after voting against keeping that marriage legal. > **[GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex...](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gop-lawmaker-attended-gay-sons-wedding-3-days-voting-sex-marriage-rcna39863?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma)** > > The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3433 "2022-07-26T05:32:12Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > three days after voting against keeping that marriage legal. Why’d they let him in? ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3434 "2022-07-26T05:49:50Z")
Legal, state-sanctioned murder. Even worse than that, because murderers aren’t murdered on sight; they still get due process. Is there any other law where punishment automatically happens when a crime is committed? I’d say this has no chance of becoming law, but the past few years, especially the past few _months_, has me telling myself, ‘Never say never.’ ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3435 "2022-07-26T07:33:40Z")
What if the doctor is pregnant? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3436 "2022-07-26T07:37:44Z")
…and on a treadmill? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3437 "2022-07-26T14:15:28Z")
> [@tripthicket](#): > > Is there any other law where punishment automatically happens when a crime is committed? In Texas, you are allowed to kill 9 year old girls if someone stole $20 from you. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3438 "2022-07-26T14:19:25Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > In Texas, you are allowed to kill 9 year old girls if someone stole $20 from you . And, to be fair, your car keys. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > At the Turning Point conference in Florida yesterday, pro-DeSantis marchers waved swastikas and Nazi flags as they marched. DeSantis has yet to condemn them. Because they’re his kind of people. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3439 "2022-07-26T14:55:37Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > In Texas, you are allowed to kill 9 year old girls if someone stole $20 from you. I suspect that there are a lot of states that would allow you to kill a 9 year old girl if _she_ stole from you. Texas is exceptional in allowing you to kill a 9 year old girl if _someone else_ steals from you. Everything’s bigoted in Texas! Sorry! Everything’s _bigger_ in Texas. I get that confused sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3440 "2022-07-26T17:31:24Z")
Congressman Glenn Thompson, who voted last week against guaranteeing gay marriage, attended his gay son’s wedding over the weekend. > **[GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex...](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gop-lawmaker-attended-gay-sons-wedding-3-days-voting-sex-marriage-rcna39863)** > > The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/3441 "2022-07-26T17:32:28Z")
Texas legislators are threatening law firms outside of the state with disbarment if they help Texans to have abortions out of state. > **[Texas Republicans Threaten Lawyers with Prosecution and Disbarment if They...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-republicans-threaten-lawyers-with-prosecution-and-disbarment-if-they-facilitate-abortions)** > > The letter from the Texas Freedom Caucus was sent after they became aware a law firm was helping its employees “leave Texas to murder their unborn children.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=173)